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Shown by KevBurnsJr on Mar 18, 2011. Click the card to turn it over.

40points

15comments

#305of 1,097 in 2011

Top 28%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

2 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.

Design: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against

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Name conflicts with existing PodCastle podcasts
From 3 comments
- Might be worth noting that there's already a podcast called Podcastle, so that might present some naming issues - I was confused for the first few seconds. Also, seconding what…
  sorbus on HN
- Horrible name! There is a fantasy fiction podcast called PodCastle (http://podcastle.org). Seems like a conflict there.
  Koldark on HN
- /me adds an episode of PodCastle(.org) to PodCastle(.us) http://podcastle.us/e/kbQub Namespace collision proved non-fatal, but still a bit confusing.
  reidab on HN
Design looks spammy and bland
From 2 comments
- For the first instant I saw the page, I thought it was one of those spammy, ad-filled domain placeholder pages. It's because the design is similar - boxy, list of links, no…
  roryokane on HN
- Might be worth noting that there's already a podcast called Podcastle, so that might present some naming issues - I was confused for the first few seconds. Also, seconding what…
  sorbus on HN
Scrolling front page lags on mobile
From 1 comment
- Very cool idea. Can you optimize the front page? Scrolling lags a lot on my Droid incredible.
  colkassad on HN
Crashes browser tabs
From 1 comment
- Thank you for building this, I've been having trouble finding good podcasts lately and this is just what I need. It keeps crashing my tabs in Chrome OS X
  pdenya on HN

Keyword search, tags and descriptions
From 1 comment
- I listen to podcasts 2 hours a day on my drive to/from work. Looking forward to you expanding on the site, keyword searches, tags, descriptions would be nice
  beagledude on HN
Comments and user accounts for episodes
From 1 comment
- Isn't reddit primarily about the comments/community? I don't see a way of logging in/creating a throwaway account or commenting on the particular podcasts?
  shaunxcode on HN
Easier podcast submission
From 1 comment
- I tried to submit this excellent podcast: http://castroller.com/podcasts/BigIdeas/2085839-Craig%20Kaplan%20on%20Mathematical%20Art%20and%20Artistic%20Mathematicians And it…
  llimllib on HN

What format is needed to submit a podcast
From 1 comment
- I tried to submit this excellent podcast: http://castroller.com/podcasts/BigIdeas/2085839-Craig%20Kaplan%20on%20Mathematical%20Art%20and%20Artistic%20Mathematicians And it…
  llimllib on HN

iTunes
From 1 comment
- Really loving some of the things happening in the "podcast" space lately (check http://said.fm/ for another approach). Does make me wonder why it's taken so long for these types…
  glenngillen on HN
said.fm
From 1 comment
- Really loving some of the things happening in the "podcast" space lately (check http://said.fm/ for another approach). Does make me wonder why it's taken so long for these types…
  glenngillen on HN
CastRoller
From 1 comment
- Note, I'm the developer of CastRoller. I was able to submit that episode by getting the RSS feed from the podcast's main page (http://castroller.com/Podcasts/BigIdeas) and…
  spaetzel on HN